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DEKendricks tops 6.06m in Des Moines
Sam Kendricks vaulted 6.06m on Saturday (27) to cap a riveting session of the USA Championships at Des Moines, Iowa.
Categorieën: Atletieknieuws
Pan-Am marathon double for hosts Peru, course records fall in Liupanshui
Setting what local organisers hope will be the tone for the 18th edition of the Pan American Games, Christian Pacheco and Gladys Tejeda led a gold medal sweep for the host nation Peru in the marathon as the Games kicked off on Saturday in Lima.
Categorieën: Atletieknieuws
Fab Five: Close finishes at the World Championships
As we continue our countdown to the start of the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019, we take a look at a rip-snorting quintet of memorably tight World Championship finishes.
Categorieën: Atletieknieuws
Kinnunen, Olympic medallist and former world record holder, dies
The IAAF is saddened by the news that Jorma Kinnunen, world record breaker and 1968 Olympic javelin silver medallist has died after a long illness aged 77. Jorma passed away at the family home in Äänekoski, Finland on Thursday night (25) in the presence of family members.
Categorieën: Atletieknieuws
Kinnunen, Olympic medallist and former world record holder, dies
The IAAF is saddened by the news that Jorma Kinnunen, world record breaker and 1968 Olympic javelin silver medallist has died after a long illness aged 77. Jorma passed away at the family home in Äänekoski, Finland on Thursday night (25) in the presence of family members.
Categorieën: Atletieknieuws
Coleman and Crouser dominate at second day at US championships
World leaders Christian Coleman and Ryan Crouser reasserted their stature with dominant victories Friday (27) in the USA Championships at Des Moines, Iowa.
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Weekend road preview: Chepngetich and Dibaba to square off at Bogota Half, course record assaults on tap in Liupanshui
A field boasting a slew of Olympic medallists, world champions and world record holders will help celebrate the 20th anniversary running of the Bogota Half Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label road race, in the Colombian capital on Sunday (28).
Categorieën: Atletieknieuws
Lomong and Huddle successfully defend 10,000m titles as US championships begin in Des Moines
Lopez Lomong and Molly Huddle successfully defended their 10,000m titles as theUS championships got underway in Des Moines.
Categorieën: Atletieknieuws
Masai targeting 2:22 in Toronto
Magdalyne Masai’s performance at the Hamburg Marathon on 28 April earned her praise from around the world given that she had run a personal best of 2:26:04 and finished second in the highly competitive race.
Categorieën: Atletieknieuws
Anderson breaks world U20 100m hurdles record - twice
Brittany Anderson of Jamaica twice broke the world U20 record* in the 100m hurdles at the Motonet Grand Prix meeting in Joensuu, Finland on Wednesday.
Categorieën: Atletieknieuws
Travel and connectivity boost for fans heading to IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019
The fan experience for the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 has been enhanced thanks to national partnerships with Qatar Airways and Ooredoo.
Categorieën: Atletieknieuws
Nederlandse atlete in Duitse cel nadat 50 kilo drugs in haar auto werd gevonden
Een Nederlandse vrouw (26) zit vast in Duitsland. Ze is aangehouden met 50 kilo drugs in haar auto. Dat meldt het Duitse Openbaar Ministerie. Volgens het Algemeen Dagblad en De Telegraaf gaat het om atlete Madiea G. Het Nederlandse ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken zegt niets over de zaak te kunnen melden.
Categorieën: Atletieknieuws
Star-studded four-way 200m clash in Birmingham – IAAF Diamond League
The Muller Grand Prix 200m will be one of the highlights of the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Birmingham on 18 August.
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Advice to my younger self: Sunette Viljoen
South African javelin thrower Sunette Viljoen has enjoyed a 16-year international career full of highs and lows. Here the Olympic silver medallist tries to make sense of her journey to pass on some important life lessons to childhood self.
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Medal design unveiled for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
With one year to go until the opening of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the design of the medals has been unveiled.
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One-year countdown to Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games begins
The last time that Tokyo hosted the Olympic Games is now 55 years ago, but the next time is just 365 days away as the Japanese capital commemorates one year to go to the 2020 Games opening ceremony.
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Tienkamper Jente Hauttekeete pakt zilver op Europees Jeugd Olympisch Festival
Jente Hauttekeete heeft dinsdag een zilveren medaille veroverd op het Europees Jeugd Olympisch Festival (EJOF) in de Azerbeidzjaanse hoofdstad Bakoe. De zeventienjarige Gentenaar deed dat in de tienkamp. Hij eindigde op een totaal van 7540 punten en verbeterde drie persoonlijke records, in het kogelstoten (15m38), het hoogspringen (2m00) en de 400m (50.51).
Categorieën: Atletieknieuws
Al 77 topatleten zeker van plaats op de AG Memorial Van Damme
Na de IAAF Diamond League meeting in Londen van afgelopen weekend en met nog maar 2 meetings te gaan, hebben al 77 atleten zich verzekerd van een finaleplaats op de AG Memorial Van Damme. Voor drie van de 16 disciplines zijn alle finaleplaatsen ingevuld.
Categorieën: Atletieknieuws
Ayana remains optimistic in countdown to Doha
The ability to overcome challenges appears to be part of Almaz Ayana’s DNA.
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Strong Ethiopian quartet hoping to halt recent Kenyan dominance in Berlin
A strong Ethiopian men's quartet will be gunning to halt recent Kenyan dominance at the BMW Berlin Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label road race, on 29 September.
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